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You opened up a good discussion on this one. You will find guys on the street wearing shorts, and tennis shoes, no shirts, no helmets...(in Kansas) all the way to the guys that are wearing under protective gear, full leathers, full racing boots and some awesome helmets. IF you are new to the areana or riding I would suggest buying the best equipment that you can buy. The helmet is one of the best peices of equipment, followed by boots then a jacket and pants. I personally spend the bulk of my money on the best brain bucket that I can afford. I wear military lace up boots, and use mink oil and lanalin shoe cream to keep them soft and shiny. I wear a leather jacket, and heavy denim pants when I'm on teh road. During the winter the liner zips in. For wet weather you can buy different peices of rain gear specific to motorcycles that don't blow up like a drag chute when you ride...I wear a "Dry Rider". My helmet has a reflective stripe as well as the MSF decal on it. Buy what you you need for hte area that you will be riding in, but definately wear a GREAT helmet that FITS your head. Do NOT be a label lover...get what fits, and WEAR it!

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I figured the pants were overboard but, it was cold and rainy today when i took my new baby home. Also hadn't been on a bike in 15 years. Drives me nuts to see folks in shorts and at times even wearing flip flops while riding. Are they nuts?

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I wear, Full face, Joe Rocket jacket with armour ( It's in there for a reason, so even if it is removable please leave it in ), gloves, boots and am presently looking for a good pair of pants that don't make me feel like an astronaut whenI'm off the bike, I presently wear Draggin jeans but I don't completly feel safe with them although they must be better than regular jeans.

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Here's what my son and I wear (in order of importance in my opinion)
1. HJC Sy-max flip up helmets. (I wanted full face, but I also wanted to flip it open to talk with my son, so this is a compromise.) I'm hoping to install an intercom in the helmets before riding starts this year.
2. Rhyno leather gloves with Kevlar.
3. Joe Rocket Phoenix 2.0 mesh jackets with armor. We just bought these. Last year we used leather motorcycle jackets, but it was time to get some armor.
4 or 5. Sturdy work books.
5 or 4. Heavy jeans. This year we're going to line our jeans with Kevlar and padding in the hips, and Kevlar in the knees.
Curt

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I wear, Full face, Joe Rocket jacket with armour ( It's in there for a reason, so even if it is removable please leave it in ), gloves, boots and am presently looking for a good pair of pants that don't make me feel like an astronaut whenI'm off the bike, I presently wear Draggin jeans but I don't completly feel safe with them although they must be better than regular jeans.

a couple posts up, i attached a picture of my helmet...don't know if you can see it or not, but i can see that it posted. not sure if i'm getting the same helmet or not, but i know i don't want to crash test any more ...i'm feeling good now...neck's a little sore, but that's nothing out of the norm really...i've always had a bad neck, maybe i can fenangle a rub down from my roomate

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Have you heard of Revue helmets, they should be available in North America shortly, they offer built in rear view mirror technology. This way your line of rearview site is always clear even in curves while the bike is leaned over.

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Have you heard of Revue helmets, they should be available in North America shortly, they offer built in rear view mirror technology. This way your line of rearview site is always clear even in curves while the bike is leaned over.

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